Sentence examples of "Was" in English with translation "stehen"

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She was in the shower. Sie stand unter der Dusche.

He was in the shower. Er stand unter der Dusche.

He was faced with ruin Er stand vor dem Nichts

The house was in flames. Das Haus stand in Flammen.

The city was all aflame. Die ganze Stadt stand in Flammen.

He was standing behind the door. Er stand hinter der Tür.

The pylon was about to collapse. Der Hochspannungsmast stand kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch.

He was standing at the door. Er stand an der Tür.

He was standing at the street corner. Er stand an der Straßenecke.

Santa Claus was standing in the garden. Der Nikolaus stand im Garten.

The crane was standing on one leg. Der Kranich stand auf einem Bein.

He was at the gate of death. Er stand an der Pforte des Todes.

Tom's flight was postponed for three hours. Toms Flug wurde um drei Stunden verschoben.

I was in the train for twelve hours. Ich habe zwölf Stunden im Zug verbracht.

He was standing there with a vacant look. Er stand da mit einem leeren Blick.

I was on the train for twelve hours. Ich habe zwölf Stunden im Zug verbracht.

There was a tape recorder on the table. Auf dem Tisch stand ein Tonbandgerät.

The fourth period was moved up to the third. Die vierte Stunde wurde auf die dritte verlegt.

She stood by him whenever he was in trouble. Sie stand ihm bei, wann immer er Probleme hatte.

Mr Sato was standing on top of a boulder. Herr Sato stand oben auf einem Felsbrocken.

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